Eugene Anthony Chaplin (born August 23, 1953) is a Swiss recording engineer and documentary filmmaker. He is the fifth child of

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and Charlie Chaplin, the grandson of playwright

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, and the father of film actress

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. He was part of the cast in the Benny Hill The Worlds Funniest Clown (1991), he is the president of the International Comedy Film Festival of

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, Switzerland and he directed the documentary film ''Charlie Chaplin: A Family Tribute produced by Alexandre Alé de Basseville''''. Eugene'' has also created the musical ''Smile'', which is a narration of Charlie Chaplin's life through his music. As a recording engineer, he worked with

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, and

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* 1953 births Living people Eugene Place of birth missing (living people) Swiss audio engineers Swiss people of British descent Swiss people of English descent Swiss people of American descent Swiss people of Irish descent 20th-century Swiss engineers 21st-century Swiss engineers {{Switzerland-bio-stub